Falcons run to wins at Lynbrook

Sardella leads Fremont effort at invitational

By Dick Sparrer

Will Kraemer continued his domination of the local cross country circuit when he romped to a win in the Lynbrook Invitational last Thursday.

But this time the Saratoga speedster had some company.

Saratoga freshman Alicia Follmar joined Kraemer as a varsity champ when she ran to a victory in the girls division at Lynbrook.

The two topped the effort for the Falcons, who had a big day on the Vikings' 2.1-mile course. Kraemer led the boys varsity to a team title, Follmar led the Falcons to a third-place finish in the girls varsity division, and Saratoga also won team titles in boys and girls junior varsity races.

Conway Teng finished first overall to lead 'Toga to a team win in the boys JV race, and Claire Tero was second as the Falcons ran to a team victory in the girls JV class.

Lynbrook's Hyan Kim was the individual champion in the girls junior varsity race.

Kraemer dominated the field in the Thursday run, covering the distance in 10:37.5 to finish well ahead of the field. His nearest rival, Karl Skucha of Wilcox, was second in 10:51.8.

Saratoga's David La was fourth in 11:16.6 with Bret Stanger fifth in 11:19.3, Don Prolo eighth in 11:36.1 and Trevor Adams ninth in 11:39.3.

Jeff Whitsett was the top finisher for host Lynbrook. The senior ran 11:30.2 to claim sixth overall. Teammate Eugene Berson was 13th in 11:45.7 with Jonathan Choi 18th in 12:06.2.

Sophomore Austin Sardella led the Fremont effort, running seventh in 11:33.0. Randall Polgar was 10th for the Firebirds in 11:39.9 with Rick Trevino 17th in 12:05.6, Dennis Campos 20th in 12:11.6 and Min Park 21st in 12:13.1.

Joseph Feizzadeh was Homestead's top finisher, running 33rd in 12:59.7.

Follmar outran Homestead's Rebecca Boyle to the finish line, pulling out the varsity win by just over three seconds.

The Saratoga freshman hit in the line in 13:26.2 for the win, with Boyle hot on her heels in second at 13:29.4.

Lynbrook's Aya Wakabayashi finished fourth overall in 13:56.2, leading the Vikings to a team second behind Wilcox. Francine Lee was ninth in 14:33.6 with Sasson Kim 10th in 14:47.1, Kate Bossange 11th in 14:51.7 and Soo Lee 16th in 15:08.7.

Follmar's victory sparked Saratoga to a team third. Josie Chan was fifth in 14:15.2 for the Falcons with Parsan Saffaie 13th in 14:54.2, Jackie Molzon 14th in 15:00.9 and Eevi Aura 18th in 15:12.5.

Fremont's Virginia Colindres was 15th in 15:05.7 with Rassie Rorobora 19th in 15:16.6, and Homestead sophomore Stephanie Skidmore was 26th in 16:37.0.

Teng led Saratoga to the boys JV title by finishing first in 12:22.5. Justin Gardner was second in 12:23.6 with Steve Surrette third in 12:27.3, Max Tam 16th in 13:08.9 and Hari Subramaniam 17th in 13:11.8.

Lynbrook's Allen Chang was fourth in 12:29.1 with teammate Jesse Yeh sixth in 12:39.8, and Fremont's Haruki Shimoda was fifth in 12:35.8 with teammates Samatar Mohamed seventh in 12:46.6 and Joseph Seo ninth in 12:51.5.

Kim raced to a win in the girls JV race for Lynbrook, finishing in 15:09.0. She was joined in the top 10 by teammate Aga Goslicka, who ran fifth in 15:59.8.

Tero led the Falcons to the team title by finishing second in 15:28.9. Anna Aura was third in 15:31.7 with Natalie Ku fourth in 15:34.8, Lisa Noon seventh in 16:32.1 and Jessica Chang 10th in 17:00.4.

St. Francis Invitational

Monta Vista's Mike Sweeney, Julian Kolev and Dana Underwood were top finishers at the Oct. 18 running of the St. Francis Invitational at Foothill Junior College.

Sweeney covered the 3.0-mile course in 17:23 to finish sixth in the senior boys race, and Kolev ran 17:58 to nail sixth in the junior boys event. Underwood was sixth in the frosh-soph girls division in 20:42.

Fremont's Sardella and Park, Cupertino's Brian McDonough and Amy Wong, Homestead's Boyle and Lynbrook's Whitsett were other local runners finishing among the leaders in the different divisions.

Sardella was fourth in the sophomore boys race in 17:53 with teammates Polgar sixth in 18:11 and Campos 11th in 18:36, and Park was third in the freshman boys run in 19:25 with Shimoda seventh in 19:47.

Whitsett romped to an eighth-place in the senior boys division in 17:31 with Cupertino's Steve Ortan 11th in 18:07 and Joe Lordan 14th in 18:35.

McDonough was eighth among junior boys in 18:15, and Wong was eighth among junior-senior girls in 20:58. Boyle finished eighth in the girls frosh-soph class in 21:18.

Other top local finishers included: junior boys-- Fremont's Trevino, 15th in 18:37; sophomore boys--Lynbrook's Morgan Katz, 14th in 18:52, and Cupertino's Greg Shaver, 18th in 19:18; freshman boys-- Monta Vista's Jonathan Sheng, eighth in 19:50, MV's Aaron Sommer, ninth in 20:00, and Cupertino's Xi Lin Yen, 11th in 20:03; junior-senior girls-- Lynbrook's Francine Lee, 10th in 21:21, and Monta Vista's Christine Yow, 11th in 21:42; and frosh-soph girls--Lynbrook's Wakabayashi, 10th in 21:35.

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